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<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A daughter complained to her father about her life 
and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make 
it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as 
though when one problem got solved, a new one arose.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He 
filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came 
to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs and in the 
last he placed ground coffee beans. The daughter sucked her teeth and 
impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes, he 
turned off the burners. He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He 
pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he ladled the coffee out and 
placed it in a bowl.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Turning to her, he asked. &quot;Darling, what do you 
see?&quot; &quot;Carrots, eggs and coffee,&quot; she replied. He brought her closer and asked 
her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft.&nbsp; He then asked 
her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the 
hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. &nbsp;She smiled as she 
tasted its rich aroma.&nbsp; She humbly asked, &quot;What does it n father?&quot;</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He explained that each of them had faced the same 
adversity - boiling water, but each reacted differently.&nbsp;&nbsp; The carrot went in 
strong, hard and unrelenting but after being subjected to the boiling water, it 
softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had 
protected its liquid interior but after sitting through the boiling water, its 
inside became hardened.&nbsp; The ground coffee beans were unique however. After they 
were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Which are you?&quot; he asked his daughter. &quot;When 
adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?&nbsp; Are you a carrot, egg, or a 
coffee bean?&quot;</p>

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